Forms · 9 alternatives

Instead of SurveyMonkey, try one of these 9.

Every alternative is lined up against SurveyMonkey on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. SurveyMonkey sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
SurveyMonkeyWhat you have now
The veteran survey platform for research.
PriceFreemium
from $25/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
One-question-at-a-time forms that feel conversational.
PriceFreemium
from $25/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Free, unlimited forms with a Notion-like editor.
PriceFreemium
pro $29/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Feature-rich forms with thousands of templates.
PriceFreemium
from $34/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Formbricks#4
Open-source in-product surveys and forms.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
LimeSurvey#5
Self-hosted open-source survey platform for complex questionnaires.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux
Nextcloud Forms#6
Form and survey app you run inside your own Nextcloud.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Microsoft Forms#7
Simple surveys and quizzes tucked into Microsoft 365.
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win
SurveySparrow#8
Conversational, mobile-first survey platform for customer feedback.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
forms.app#9
Clean online form builder aimed at small teams.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

SurveyMonkey alternatives at a glance

SurveyMonkey is a freemium forms app (from $25/mo). We compared 9 alternatives: 3 are open source, 1 is completely free, 3 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is Typeform, with 680 likes.

Most liked overallTypeform

One-question-at-a-time forms that feel conversational.

Freemium
Best free optionNextcloud Forms

Form and survey app you run inside your own Nextcloud.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionFormbricks

Open-source in-product surveys and forms.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostLimeSurvey

Self-hosted open-source survey platform for complex questionnaires.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable